Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
How Tara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Rhode Island
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tara
Tara Passaretti is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience. She practices in Rhode Island and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, anger, grief, and life changes. Tara aims to create a straightforward space where people can talk about what brought them here and figure out next steps together.
Tara uses practical, down-to-earth methods in sessions. She draws on Client-Centered ideas to listen and reflect what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way of feeling better. Narrative and Solution-Focused approaches are available too, when it fits the client’s needs. In conversation she keeps things focused and collaborative.
Sessions often involve identifying small, concrete steps people can try between meetings. She works with common concerns like sleep trouble, parenting stress, self-esteem, career pressures, and compassion fatigue as well as trauma, PTSD, panic, and OCD-related issues. Tara emphasizes what clients want to change and how to make that change manageable.
She supports people through transitions such as divorce, caregiving strain, pregnancy and childbirth, and career shifts. She also offers help around intimacy and communication problems. People who prefer practical tools and clear next steps tend to do well with her style.
To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
What Tara works with
Everything Tara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Tara lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Tara’s approaches translate to online work
Tara integrates Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit remote sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, validating, and following what matters most to the client; it helps people feel heard and understand their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and actions connect, and it provides simple tools to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, panic, sleep problems, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tara collaborates with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques based on what is helping. The work is practical and goal-oriented, with room for reflection and storytelling when that helps a client make sense of experiences.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so prospective clients should confirm current options before booking. Generally, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Tara aims to help people apply therapeutic tools in everyday life so progress can continue between meetings.
Questions people ask about Tara
What kinds of problems does Tara address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, career issues, depression, ADHD, and trauma-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, using listening plus concrete steps. She blends Client-Centered, CBT, Narrative, and Solution-Focused ideas to fit each person.
How much experience does she have?
Tara has 18 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Rhode Island.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How do sessions and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.